Upright bed.



C. A. NATHOO.

UPRIGHT BED.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1914- 1 174,341 Patented Mar. 7, 1916. v 2 SHEETSSHEET I- N g 4 M z rzesses fire/21 02 v B CAJVATr-mo I THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 60., WASHINGTON. D. c.

C. A. NATHOO.

UPRIGHT BED.

APPLlCATlON FILED JUNE 26.1914.

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t sears CHARLES A. NATHOO, OF MUSCATINE, IOWA.

UrRIGH'r BED.

Application filed June 26,1914. Serial No. 847,554.

Muscatine, Muscatine county, Iowa, have invented a new and useful Upright Bed, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved construction for a bed adapted to be folded to upright position when not in use.

A further object of this invention is to provide improved means for connecting a folding frame to an ordinary bedstead.

A further object of this invention is to provide improved means for pivotally connecting bed springs to the folding frame.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved arrangement of levers to assist in the folding operation and render the device extremely easy of manual operation.

A further object of this invention is to rovide an improved housing for the folded ed. I y A further object of this invention is to provide improved means for securing a mat tress and bed clothes to the bed springs.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination of elements hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims and illustrated by the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation illustrating the device in extended position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation illustrating the device in upright or folded position. Fig. 3 is a rear end ele vation of the device in extended "position. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the device in partially extended position. Fig. 5 is a detail plan, on an enlarged scale, of the means employed for securing-the mattress and bed clothes to the springs. Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectionalelevation illustrating the means employed to connect the folding frame to the bedstead. 1

In the construction of the device as shown the numerals 10, 11' designate head standable relative to the head standards 10, 11

and adapted to be brought into contact with the standard 11 at times. The'head stand- .ard 11 is formed with a vertical slot 16in its Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. a, 1916.

upper portion and the foot standard is formed with a vertical slot 17 in its upper portion. -The standards 11, 15 are connected by lazytongs 18 pivoted at theirlower corners to the'lower ends of said standards and provided at their upper corners with pivot studs 19, 2O slidingly mounted in the. slots 16, 17 respectively. It is to be understood that the standards 10, ll, 15 and lazytongs 18 are duplicated on opposite sides of the bed. T he bottom bars 13 connecting the head'standards 10, 11 are mounted on and secured to a transversely extending board or base member 21, which member may be secured in any desired manner and in any suitable location. The foot standards 15 are connected by curved braces'22, 23 meeting at their middle portions and connected by a loop or band 24, as shown in Fig. 3.

A rod 25 extends transversely between and connects the upper central portions of the two pairs of lazy-tongs 18 and a bed spring 26 of common form is mounted at its central portion'on and supported by said'rod. The

spring 26 is mounted on longitudinal rails 27 spaced therebeneath, and said rails are secured to the rod 25 by clamps 28, through which clamps and rails bolts 29 are passed. The forward ends of the rails 27 are connected to andsupported by a transverse rod 30, which rod 30 travels at its ends in's lots 31 formed in the webs 14. The'slots 31 incline rearwardly and downwardly throughout the major portion of their lengths, but are vertically arranged at their lower end portions. The slot 31 turns sharply rearward'at its upper end to form a seat 32 in which the pivot rod 30 rests and is securely held when the bed is in extended position. A lever 33 is fulcrumed on a bolt 34 carried by the'web 14above the slot 31 and the rear end of said lever crosses the standard 11 and underlies the stud 19. A'lever 35 is pivoted at one end to the projecting end of the pivot 30 and has its opposite end pivotally connected to one end ofa link 36,which link is pivoted at its opposite end to a lug 37 formed on the base rod 13. The forward end of the lever 33 is connected by a link 38 tov an intermediate portion of the lever 35.

In the act of closing the bed the weight of the spring 26 and elements carried thereby is thrown largely upon the pivot rod 30 and is transferred through the lever 35 and 11111138. to the lever 33 to the end of applying when the bed is in upright position.

upward force on the rear end of said lever and to the pivots 19, whereby said pivots l9 are forced upwardly in theslots 16. Thus after the initial movement, which causes the pivot rod 30 to leave the seats 32, the act of closing the bed is very easily accomplished, and when the ends of the pivot 30 reach the lower vertical portions of the slots 31 they are forced downwardly therein and held against accidental upward movement. During this movement the springs 26 are steadied and their weight carried by the levers 33, and their connections. In the reverse movement of extending the bed, manual force is first applied by rearward movement of the foot standards 15 to force the ends of the pivot rod 30 upwardly out of the vertical portions ofthe slots 31, after which they travel more readily in the inclined portions thereof. During this movement the springs are steadied and their weight carried by the levers 33, 35- and their connections, and when the ends of the pivot 30 reach the upper ends of the slots 31 they are forced to the seats 32 by the action of the pivots 19 on the lever 33, link 38 and lever 35.

A mattress such as 39 and other bed clothingincluding pillows 40 are mounted on the springs 26. Any desired means may be employed for keeping the mattress 39 and other bed clothes in position on the springs For this purpose I have shown posts ll rising from the head and foot bars of the springs 26 and clamping plates 42 formed with holes closely engaging and slidable on the said posts. The clamping plates 42 may be pushed down on the posts 41 into engagement with the mattress or other bed clothes, and will be held in such .position by frictional engagement on said posts.

The ordinary head and foot members, such as A3, ti t, of a bedstead may be secured to the standards 10, 15, to give the device the appearance of an ordinary bed. For this purpose I have illustrated the standards 10,

15- formed with studs 45 fixed to their inner faces and bent at right angles so that the main portions thereof project upwardly. Curved links 46 are employed to secure the bedstead posts 43 or 44 to the standards 10 or 15, by means of bolts 47 passing through said links and through the members 43 (see Fig. 6) ordinarily employed to receive attachment of the side rails of the bed. The links 46 preferably are formed with curved slots 48 to provide for attachment to bedstead members of various widths.

Any desired form of housing may be employed to inclose the bed when in folded or upright position. For this purpose I have shown a yoke-shaped rod49 fixed at its ends in the upper ortions of the standards 10 v and extending upwardly to apoint above the upper end of the springs :26, when in folded osition, and said rod is offset rearwardly at its upper end beyond the position occupied by the bed member at, when in folded position. A curtain 50 is suspended from the rod 49 and may be drawn around and inclose the entire device When in folded position, and may be placed at one side when in extended position. A bracket 51 is fixed to and extends forwardly from the band or loop 2% connecting the foot braces 22, 23, and said bracket serves to support the rear end of the springs 26 when in extended position. Rollers 52 preferably are .mounted on the lower ends of the foot standards 15 to assist in moving the device to folded or extended position.

I claim as my invention- 1. A device of the class described, comprising a fixed member and a movable member, spaced lazy-tongs adjustably connecting said members, and a bed pivoted intermediate of its ends on said lazy-tongs.

2'. A device of the class described, com prising a fixed member and a movable member, spaced lazy-tongs adjustably connecting said members, and a bed pivoted intermediate of its ends on said lazy-tongs and adapted to assume an upright position when said lazy-tongs are in contracted position.

3. A device of the class described, conip'ris'ing a fixed member and a movable member, spaced lazy'tongs adjustably connecting said members, a bed pivoted intermediate of its ends on said lazytongs and adapted to assume an upright position whensaid lazytongs are in contracted position, and a sliding support for'the forward end of said bed.

4:. A device of the class described, comprising a fixed member and a movable member, spaced lazy-tongs adjustably connecting said members, a bed pivoted intermediate of its ends on said lazy-tongs and adapted to assume an upright position when said lazy-tongs are in contracted position, a sliding support for the forward end of said bed, and levers engaging said sliding support.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a fixed member and a movable member, spaced lazy tongs adj'ustably connecting said members, a bed pivoted intermediate of its ends on said lazy-tongs and adapted to assume an upright position when said lazytongs are in contracted position and levers pivoted to said fixed member and engaging said lazy-tongs and said bed.

6. A device of the class described, comprising a fixed member and a movable member, vertical slots in said members, spaced lazy-tongs pivoted at their lower corners to lower portions of said members, said lazytongs being formed with pivot studs slidingly mounted in said vertical slots, and a bed pivoted intermediate ofrits ends on said.

lazy-tongs and formed with pivot studs at its forward end slidingly mounted in said fixed member.

7. A device of the class described, comprising a fixed member and a movable member, vertical slots in said members, spaced lazy-tongs pivoted at their lower corners to lower portions of said members, said lazytongs being formed with pivot studs slidingly mounted in said vertical slots, said fixed 'member being also formed with inclined slots in its opposite sides and having seats at their tops, and a bed pivoted intermediate of its ends on said lazy-tongs and adapted to assume an upright position when said lazy-tongs are in contracted position, said bed being formed with pivot studs at its forward end seated in said inclined slots and adapted to rest in said seats when the lazy-tongs are in extended position.

8. A device of the class described, comprising a fixed member and a movable mem ber, vertical slots in said members, spaced seats at their tops, a bed pivoted interme-' diate of its ends on said lazy-tongs and adapted to assume an upright position when said lazy-tongs are in contracted position, said bed being formed with pivot studs at its forward end seated in said inclined slots and adapted to rest in said seats when the lazy-tongs are in extended position, and levers pivoted on said fixed member and engaging the pivot studs of said bed and the forward pivot studs of said lazy-tongs.

Signed by me at Muscatine, Iowa, thi ninth day of May, 1914.

' CHARLES A. NATHOO.

Witnesses: 1

C. R. STAFFORD, B. M. WILLIAMS.

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